30th meeting on sacred music held in Saigon April 17, organized by the Vietnamese bishops' conference. Music as an opportunity to attract the younger generations and encounter with non-Christians. Ho ...

Most pop fans know Leigh Nash as the darling vocalist for Sixpence None the Richer, whose hits “Kiss Me,” “There She Goes,” and “Breathe Your Name” have been heard on radio stations everywhere since ...

A young woman plays a hymn on the piano from the Church's Spanish hymnbook. In June 2018, members around the world were invited to submit original musical numbers to be considered for the new Hymnbook ...

I am a cradle Catholic. I was born after the Mass of St. Paul VI was already well established. I grew up familiar with hymns like On Eagle’s Wings and The King of Glory, and I enthusiastically sang ...

Festivals like Diwali, Janmashtami, Navratri, and Holi amplify this effect. Temples glow with lamps and voices on Diwali.

The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, has opened a new yearlong “synodal” consultation process on sacred music after a now-rescinded decree from the bishop last fall banning certain hymns from Mass ...

Margaret Dietz has been organist and pianist at Christ Lutheran Church for 52 years, but she had never played in a bar. That changed this week, when Dietz began playing “How Great Thou Art” on the ...

Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Saint Augustine said: "He who sings prays twice". The Catholic Church in Vietnam is also aware of the spiritual power of music in the liturgy. For this reason, the Commission ...

'Hymns,' The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' 1985 hymnal currently in use, is set to be replaced beginning in 2024, according to a Church News release. (Photo courtesy of Ari Davis) The ...

On Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2016, husband-and-wife duo Joey + Rory will release an LP of sacred songs. Titled Hymns That Are Important to Us, and featuring such familiar songs as “The Old ...